Manuela Furlan inspired Italy to a 8-0 victory over Scotland in a game played in plummeting temperatures and occasional driving snow in Dundee to maintain their 100 per cent record in the women's RBS 6 Nations.

Emily Scarratt and Kay Wilson ran in a quick-fire try apiece to lead England to a 15-3 win over France at the Stade Charlety in Paris and keep their dreams of a seventh consecutive RBS 6 Nations title alive.